October 01, 2013
Ghana: Ghana Set to Increase Community Engagement and Transform Its Forestry Sector
With African Development Bank (AfDB) support, Ghana has received $9.75 million approval from the Climate Investment Funds' (CIF) Forest Investment Program (FIP) to undertake the… Read more »
September 26, 2013
Sierra Leone: AfDB Approves US $43.27 Million for Sierra Leone's Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group met on Wednesday, September 18, 2013 in Tunis and approved US $43.27 million (UA 28.845 million) to finance… Read more »
September 20, 2013
Sierra Leone: AfDB Board Approves Sierra Leone Country Strategy Paper 2013-2017
Executive Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on Wednesday, 18 September 2013 in Tunis approved Sierra Leone's Country Strategy Paper (CSP) 2013-2017, which… Read more »
September 19, 2013
Nigeria: Nigeria Urban Transport Project - Abuja Facilitating Urban Mobility
The project consists of the development of a Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) system in Abuja. The AfDB Group will leverage funding from the Clean Technology Fund (CTF). The project will… Read more »
September 17, 2013
Senegal: Grand Dakar Moves Into the Fast Lane With the Opening of Its Toll Highway
AfDB remains a key stakeholder in Senegal's integrated infrastructure development projects. The new toll highway, which runs through Grand Dakar, is yet another example of this… Read more »
September 13, 2013
Guinea: AfDB Funds Conakry Electricity Network Rehabilitation and Extension Project
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group will support Guinea's Conakry Electricity Network Rehabilitation and Extension Project (PREREC2) with a loan and a grant totaling US… Read more »
September 05, 2013
Africa: "Africa Must Capture Its Own Market," AfDB President tells 19th Nigerian Economic Summit
On the invitation of the Federal Government of Nigeria, the President of the African Development Bank Group, Donald Kaberuka, on Tuesday, September 3, 2013, attended the 19th… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Support to Senegal's Efforts to Protect Lake Guiers
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is supporting Senegal's efforts to protect Lake Guiers in the northern part of the country with a loan and a grant totaling US $24.42… Read more »
September 03, 2013
Africa: African Leaders Call for More Flexible Focus on Vulnerability
On Monday, September 2, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia, and Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank Group, led a special high-level panel on fragile… Read more »
September 02, 2013
Africa: President of Liberia and President of AfDB Set New Course for Prosperity in Africa's Fragile States
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia, and Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank Group, launched a special high-level panel on fragile states in Monrovia… Read more »
Liberia: President of Liberia and President of Afdb Will Lead a High-Level Panel On Fragile States in Monrovia
Ellen Sirleaf Johnson, President of Liberia, and Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank Group, will lead a special high-level panel on fragile states in… Read more »
August 14, 2013
Senegal: Technical Assistance to Four Complementary Infrastructure Ppp Projects in Senegal
The AfDB approved loans for four private infrastructure projects in Senegal between July 2009-December 2010: Read more »
July 30, 2013
Africa: Sierra Leone Pursues a Green Growth Path With AfDB Support
On July 12, Ernest Bai Koroma, President of Sierra Leone, launched the new national development plan for the period 2013-2018 called "Agenda for Prosperity" (A4P). The support… Read more »
July 25, 2013
Africa: U.S. Department of the Treasury Awards - Gender Support in Cote d'Ivoire and Agriculture in Uganda
It is a tremendous honour to be here with my colleagues to receive these awards. Read more »
July 26, 2013
Africa: Ivoirian Media Poised to Accompany AfDB Return to Abidjan
"Côte d'Ivoire, through its media and other communication tools, is ready to accompany the return of the AfDB to Côte d'Ivoire and make this move a success." Read more »
July 25, 2013
Africa: Two AfDB Projects in Uganda and Côte d'Ivoire Receive Us Treasury Awards for Development Impact
Two outstanding African Development Bank (AfDB) initiatives, based in Uganda and Côte d'Ivoire, received Development Impact Honors on Thursday, July 25 from the US Treasury… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Enhances Access to Reliable and Affordable Electricity Supply in Côte d'Ivoire
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved today a senior loan of up to 50 million euros to finance the CIPREL Power Expansion Project to increase the… Read more »
July 24, 2013
West Africa: President of West Africa Network of Farmers Pays Courtesy Visit to AfDB Vice-President Abou - Sabaa
Mamadou Cissokho, Honorary President of the Network of Farmers and Agricultural Producers Organisations of West Africa (ROPPA), paid a courtesy visit to Aly Abou-Sabaa,… Read more »
July 29, 2013
Africa: AfDB Holds High-Level Policy Dialogue On Infrastructure and Structural Transformation in Nigeria
The African Development Bank and the Nigerian government will on Monday, July 29 hold a high level policy dialogue on 'Infrastructure and Structural Transformation in Nigeria' in… Read more »
July 17, 2013
Africa: AfDB Approves Up to Us $150 Million Line of Credit to Fidelity Bank in Support of Nigeria's Economic Growth
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved today a US $75-million medium-term line of credit (LoC) to Fidelity Bank Plc to fund selected projects in… Read more »
July 01, 2013
Africa: AfDB Supports Sierra Leone in Paving the Way for a Greener Growth
Sierra Leone has made impressive social and economic progress in the ten years since the Civil War ended, and has succeeded in establishing democratic institutions at both central… Read more »
June 28, 2013
Africa: Ghana and Islamic Development Bank Join African Legal Facility
"Ghana and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) have joined the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF), bringing its total membership to 54," the African Legal Support Facility… Read more »
June 14, 2013
Africa: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Hosts Fruitful Meeting of the High Level Panel On Fragile States
The African Development Bank's new High Level Panel on Fragile States, chaired by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia, met in Monrovia, Liberia, on Friday, June 14 to make… Read more »
May 30, 2013
Africa: AfDB's Donation to São Tomé and Príncipe to Finance the South-South Cooperation
Regional integration and the intensification of the South-South cooperation were at the core of the discussions in Marrakech, on the sidelines of the Annual Meetings of the African… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Supports Sanitation Project in Sokodé, Togo
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will promote urban sanitation in Sokodé, Togo, and enable the population to benefit from toilets, through the valuation of fecal sludge… Read more »